diff --git a/msm/vidc/hfi_common.c b/msm/vidc/hfi_common.c
index 523475a9762a..04799b26585d 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/hfi_common.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/hfi_common.c
@@ -2519,6 +2519,11 @@ static void print_sfr_message(struct venus_hfi_device *device)
 
 	vsfr = (struct hfi_sfr_struct *)device->sfr.align_virtual_addr;
 	if (vsfr) {
+		if (vsfr->bufSize != device->sfr.mem_size) {
+			d_vpr_e("Invalid SFR buf size %d actual %d\n",
+				vsfr->bufSize, device->sfr.mem_size);
+			return;
+		}
 		vsfr_size = vsfr->bufSize - sizeof(u32);
 		p = memchr(vsfr->rg_data, '\0', vsfr_size);
 		/* SFR isn't guaranteed to be NULL terminated */